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Operator News: Sichuan Airlines route network update summarizing recent route openings, suspensions and frequency adjustments alongside strategic fleet developments, aircraft orders and commercial partnerships. The briefing captures operational and commercial moves reshaping the carrier’s domestic footprint and regional capacity deployment across the Asia‑Pacific market.
Wall Street Journal
• Dean Seal
By Wall Street Journal: Low-fare carrier Avelo Airlines said the flights didn’t deliver consistent revenue to offset costs.
Skift
• John Walton
By Skift: Examine the impact of outsourcing and automation on airlines and how it affects customer experience for passengers.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: UL100E, the only unleaded 100-octane avgas currently in the FAA’s fleet approval process, advances as pressure grows to replace leaded 100LL.
Reuters
• Dawit Endeshaw
By Reuters: Ethiopian Airlines is Africa's biggest carrier. It added six extra routes in 2024-25.
aerotelegraph.com
By aerotelegraph.com: Ein Yakovlev Superjet 100 ist am Freitag (9. Januar) nach der Landung in Arkhangelsk bei der Ausrollphase mit dem Bugfahrwerk leicht über das Ende der Start- und Landebahn hinausgerollt.
The Independent
• Jana Choukeir
By The Independent: Four airlines cancel flights to Iran as protests continue Iran authorities cut internet as buildings set on fire during mass protests in Tehran At least 17 flights between Dubai and Iran scheduled for Friday were cancelled due to ongoing unrest and a nationwide internet blackout in Iran.
Reuters
• Kyu-Seok Shim
By Reuters: A South Korean government-commissioned report found the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a concrete mound at the end of the runway, an opposition lawmaker said.
Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Independent.ie
• John Mulligan
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
